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Winemaker's Notes

This beautiful Valpolicella is made of 80% corvina veronese/corvinone and 20% rondinella. It has a brilliant ruby red color and has aromas of cherry blossoms and spices. The mouth feel is tremendous while the taste is elegant and harmonious with cherry blossoms, black tea, and spices. This wine is perfect as an aperitif
and excellent with semi-mature cheeses, antipasti, pasta with red sauce and main courses of red and white meat.

The Borgias on SHOWTIME
Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons will star in the epic drama series as Rodrigo Borgia, the cunning, manipulative patriarch
of The Borgia family who ascends to the highest circles of power within Renaissance-era Italy.

The Borgias will be a complex, unvarnished portrait of one of history's most intriguing and infamous dynastic families.
The series begins as the family's patriarch Rodrigo (Jeremy Irons) becomes Pope, propelling him, his two Machiavellian sons,
Cesare and Juan, and his scandalously beautiful daughter, Lucrezia, to become the most powerful and influential family of the Italian Renaissance.

About the Label Design
The Borgias wine label design combines the elements of tradition, simplicity and elegance. Created by emerging graphic designer Elliot Cohen, the inspiration for the labels was the Borgia family crest. The bull symbolized the power of the Borgia family in Italy

Borgias Winery

Borgias wines are made by Monte del Fra, a family-operated winery comprised of 118 hectares of property situated in the beautiful hills of Lake Garda, near the historic center of Verona. Exclusively owned and operated by the Bonomo family since 1958, the winery is guided by the synergy between terroir and indigenous grapes. It follows that the Bonomo family produces the traditional varietals and blends from the Verona region of Veneto, including white wines like Custoza, Garganega, Lugana and Soave and red wines like Bardolino, Corvina, Valpolicella Classico, Ripasso and Amarone.

The Bonomo family's passion for winemaking was born in the countryside. Its members' firm conviction is that great wine
can only be created in the vineyard.
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About Veneto

Located in Northeast Italy, near the Austrian border, and one of the three regions making up the Tre-Venezie, Veneto is most famous for its city of love, Venice. In the wine world, Veneto is the top volume producer in the north of Italy. Production includes lovely spritzy Proseccos (also the grape name), as well as the easy-drinking white wine of Soave (made from the white grape, Garganega) and the red wine of Amarone.

Notable Facts

The wine of Soave is most common white wine made here. Occasionally you can find an exceptional Soave, but for the most part the wine is easy-drinking and refreshingly pleasant. For the reds, the most popular are Amarone and Valpolicella – both made primarily from the good structured Corvina grape. While Amarone is always made in the recioto method (drying out the grapes to intensify the flavor), Valpolicella has a few different levels. Amarone is made from very ripe grapes, which are then dried and then pressed, producing an opulent, concentrated, full-bodied wine that has a distinctive and powerful taste that stays with you. Not for the lighter fare meal, this wine is almost port-like and delicious with cheese and/or dessert. Valpolicella can also be made in the recioto method, but it's more often
found in a dry style – the wine goes up in rank, from Valpolicella to Valpolicella Classico to Valpolicella Classico Superiore. And finally, the bubbly of Veneto – Prosecco. Made from the same-named grape, Prosecco is less fizzy than Champagne and occasionally has a slight sweetness. It's absolutely delicious as a value aperitif.

About Italy

A little ditty about Italy...

This country has about as many wines as its had governments. With 20 different regions, hundreds of DOCs and even more indigenous varieties, the amount of wine made in Italy is mind-boggling. Most of the juice, however, remains in the country for thirsty Italians. Wine is food in Italy and its rare that a meal is consumed without a glass
of vino. That said, it's not common to find many folks drinking wine without food either. In turn, it's a match, and a mighty good one at that. In fact, it's safe to say that Italian wine is a foodie wine – one that goes on the table for a myraid of meals.

Vibrant ruby red in color, aromas of red currants and cherries complement undertones of almonds and plums. On the palate,
it is high to medium bodied with soft tannins and a pleasant, refreshing finish.

Ample and complex: notes of cherry, raspberry and red currant give freshness to the wine. The wine is fruity, well
balanced and well structured. Alcohol and acidity are in good harmony. The wine is warm and round. The after taste ...

Alcohol By Volume Guide

Most wine ranges from 10-16% alcohol by volume. Some varietals tend to have higher (for example Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon) or lower alcohol levels (Pinot Noir and many white varietals), but there is always some variation from producer to producer. Some wine falls outside of this range, for instance Port weighs in closer to 20%, while Muscat and Riesling are usually a bit below 10%.

Wine Style Guide

Light & Fruity

Red wines that are more fruit-forward and lighter in tannin and body.

Smooth & Supple

Medium bodied reds that go down easy, with smooth tannins and supple fruit.